Brooklyn Museum hosts manga exhibition, highlighting ¥300bn overseas market
What happened
The Brooklyn Museum hosted the "Art of Manga" exhibition, which features over 600 drawings from various generations of Japanese comics. The show follows its initial run at the de Young Museum in San Francisco.
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Why it matters
The exhibition highlights the global nature of manga, which is described as a simultaneous global phenomenon. According to Japan’s Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry, the overseas market for manga reached ¥300bn (nearly $2bn) in 2024.
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Who's involved
- Brooklyn MuseumHosted the global manga exhibition featuring Japanese comics culture.
- JapanThe source country of the manga culture featured in the exhibition.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- JapanSpeculative
Global validation of the manga market might boost Japanese cultural exports and industry revenue.
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The entities involved
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Brooklyn Museum
art museum in Brooklyn, New York
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- Japan